birthday . the song opens with a short piano piece before the rest of the band begins to play . some of bono ' s lyrics have been described as reminiscent of john lennon . the edge described it as " a beautiful song . . . which is pop as it should be — not produced out of existence , but pop produced with a real intimacy and purity " , also noting that " it ' s very new for us . " it was re @ - @ recorded with some lyrical alterations and released in 1998 as a single in its own right for the best of 1980 – 1990 . hot press editor niall stokes stated that this track , along with "
birthday. the song opens with a short piano piece before the rest of the band begins to play. some of bono's lyrics have been described as reminiscent of john lennon. the edge described it as " a beautiful song... which is pop as it should be — not produced out of existence, but pop produced with a real intimacy and purity ", also noting that " it's very new for us. " it was re @ - @ recorded with some lyrical alterations and released in 1998 as a single in its own right for the best of 1980 – 1990. hot press editor niall stokes stated that this track, along with "